The concept of a hip resurfacing procedure is not new. Many well-known surgeons, over the last 4 decades, at times advocated the practice of resurfacing the hip, as it seemed intuitively most logi-cal to ‘reshape’ the joint to its native form, instead of performing a hip replacement. However, not all generations of hip resurfacing were successful, for a variety of reasons. The lessons learned from each generation of hip resurfacing improved our understanding of surgical technique, hip biomechanics, and tribology. The knowledge gathered from the past, coupled with advancements in technology and manufacturing, have enabled surgeons to now offer hip resurfacing with various bearings to young arthritic patients.
Hip resurfacing for the young arthritic hip
Arthroplasty options for the young arthritic hip
Hip resurfacing arthroplasty—what has history taught us?
My current indications for hip resurfacing
Hip resurfacing: is female gender an absolute or relative contraindication?
What is the learning curve associated with a hip resurfacing?
Contemporary surgical approaches for hip resurfacing
Surgical considerations to avoid adverse mechanics
Local and systemic consequences of metal-on-metal hip resurfacing implants
Evaluation and treatment of the painful hip resurfacing
Then and now, design matters: significant improvements in the clinical and radiological per-formance of cementless hip resurfacing
Ceramic resurfacing: the future and challenges
Polyethylene for hip resurfacing—worth a second look
Randomized controlled trial comparing 9 different hip resurfacing designs with a follow-up of 5 years
How best to regulate new implants in the market—is radiostereometric analysis enough?
Disclosure:
The series “Hip Resurfacing for the Young Arthritic Hip” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Joint without any sponsorship or funding. George Grammatopoulos and Paul E. Beaulé served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the series.